Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay atop the list for weeks, others may only make a brief appearance. Some items are Portland-centric, but only because Portland is at the center of the universe. Please do not write to us, ask...
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11 things to do in Portland, July 20-22

Friday, July 20PDX Pop Now! Festival[MUSIC] Every year, the PDX Pop Now! festival offers a glimpse into the music that’s moving Portland. And despite this city’s recent reputation as a haven for confessional, tattooed singer-songwriters and beardy folk-pop bands, the past few years of PDX Pop Now! have shown a music scene moving away from the gentle sounds of yesteryea...
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Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay atop the list for weeks, others may only make a brief appearance. Some items are Portland-centric, but only because Portland is at the center of the universe. Please do not write to us, ask...
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Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay atop the list for weeks, others may only make a brief appearance. Some items are Portland-centric, but only because Portland is at the center of the universe. Please do not write to us, ask...
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Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay atop the list for weeks, others may only make a brief appearance. Some items are Portland-centric, but only because Portland is at the center of the universe. Please do not write to us, ask...
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11 things to do in Portland, Jun 1-3

Friday, June 1Valhalla Rising[FILM] Mads Mikkelsen is to Nicolas Winding Refn what Klaus Kinski was to Werner Herzog: the embodiment of the director’s severest conception of human nature. So it’s fitting that Mikkelsen—whom American audiences will recognize as a Bond villain from Casino Royale, and devotees of Refn’s unstintingly violent Dani...
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10 things to do in Portland, May 25-27

Friday, May 25

Here We Go Magic
[MUSIC] Luke Temple, long one of the finest unheralded singers and songwriters of his generation, is on a particularly hot streak. Last year's solo comeback record, Don't Act Like You Don't Care, was his best album to date, and the former Seattleite's third record with his excellent Brooklyn-based band More

Eight things to do in Portland, May 11-13

Friday, May 11

X
[MUSIC] In 1980, Los Angeles was the neglected middle child of the international punk scene: glitzier than London, not as artsy as New York. Little changed after X released its debut album, named after the city that spawned it. But with Los Angeles, L.A. punk finally had its definitive document, a record pe...
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